Crimestoppers launches talent contest across South Wales through our youth service Fearless

Talented teens are being given the chance to win Fame whilst keeping their community safe

‘Fearless’ competition forms part of a wider campaign to raise awareness of knife crime in South Wales

Young people acrossSouth Wales are being given the chance to win a prize bundle worth over £250 by entering a talent competition launched by the charity Crimestoppers’ youth service, Fearless.

Called ‘FAME by Fearless’, the competition is for 11-16 year-olds, and will be the third competition the charity has run in the UK,accepting entries from across South Wales from those with talents commonly seen on popular shows such asBritain’s Got Talent.

FAME by Fearless asks youngsters to upload short clips showcasing their talents to YouTube, whether that be singers, dancers or athletic skills such as gymnastics or football tricks. Once uploaded, they simply need to fill out a quick form on the Fearless.org website – a site where young people can also give information about crime 100% anonymously.

The initiative, is running alongside a new campaign by Crimestoppers in Cardiff to encourage safe and anonymous reporting of knife crime – including speaking up about those who regularly carry weapons. The independent charity is raising awareness of its service, which marks its 30^th anniversary this year, where people can ring its anonymous telephone line 0800 555 111 or report through its anonymous online form.

Speaking about the competition,Crimestoppers Wales Manager Ella Rabaiotti, said: “I’m excited to launch FAME by Fearless for young people in South Wales as it’s important that we as a charity engage with them positively and ensure they know they have a service that doesn’t judge, but also gives them a voice to speak up about crime anonymously.

“Through thecompetition and our wider campaign to tackle knife crime, we hope to work toward our ultimate goal in supporting people of whatever age, to make informed decisions about reporting crime.”

Entries close on 1^st July and will be narrowed down by the Fearless team, before a panel of judges decide on the Final 10. Finalists will appear on the site where they will face the public vote, where friends and family can get behind entrants, helping them to win the overall prize.

More details on the competition can be found by visiting the website www.fearless.org/famebyfearless and on Fearless at www.fearless.org.

Information about the Crimestoppers Knife Crime campaign can be found athttps://crimestoppers-uk.org/campaigns-media/campaigns/cut-the-chance-of-being-hurt-by-knife-crime.

DATGANIAD I’R WASG 4 Mehefin 2018

 Unigolion talentog yn eu harddegau yn cael y cyfle i fod yn Enwog, a chadw eu cymuned yn ddiogel

Mae cystadleuaeth ‘Fearless’ yn rhan o ymgyrch ehangach i godi ymwybyddiaeth o droseddau cyllyll yn Ne Cymru

 Bydd pobl ifanc ar draws De Cymru yn cael y cyfle i ennill casgliad o wobrau sy’n werth dros £250 trwy gystadlu mewn cystadleuaeth dalent a lansiwyd gan wasanaeth ieuenctid elusen Crimestoppers, sef Fearless.

Enw’r gystadleuaeth yw ‘ENWOGRWYDD gan Fearless’ ac mae ar gyfer pobl ifanc 11-16 oed.  Hon fydd y drydedd gystadleuaeth y bydd yr elusen wedi’i chynnal yn y DU, a derbynnir ceisiadau o bob cwr o Dde Cymru gan y rhai y mae ganddynt dalentau fel y rhai a welir yn gyffredin ar sioeau poblogaidd megis Britain’s Got Talent.

Mae ENWOGRWYDD gan Fearless yn gofyn i bobl ifanc lanlwytho clipiau byr ar YouTube, sy’n dangos eu talentau, boed hynny’n ganu, yn ddawnsio neu’n sgiliau athletig megis gymnasteg neu driciau pêl-droed.  Ar ôl eu lanlwytho, bydd angen iddynt lenwi ffurflen fer ar wefan Fearless.org – gwefan lle y gall pobl ifanc roi gwybodaeth am droseddau mewn ffordd hollol ddienw hefyd.

Cynhelir y fenter law yn llaw ag ymgyrch newydd gan Crimestoppers yng Nghaerdydd i annog gweithgarwch adrodd am droseddau cyllyll mewn ffordd ddiogel a dienw – gan gynnwys adrodd am y rhai sy’n cario arfau yn rheolaidd.  Mae’r elusen annibynnol yn codi ymwybyddiaeth o’i gwasanaeth, a fydd yn 30 oed eleni, lle y gall pobl ffonio’i llinell ffôn ddienw, 0800 555 111, neu adrodd trwy ei ffurflen ar-lein ddienw.

Gan sôn am y gystadleuaeth, dywedodd Rheolwr Cymru Crimestoppers, Ella Rabaiotti: “Rydw i’n teimlo’n gyffrous ynghylch lansio ENWOGRWYDD gan Fearless ar gyfer pobl ifanc yn Ne Cymru, gan ei bod yn bwysig ein bod yn ymgysylltu â nhw mewn ffordd gadarnhaol fel elusen, gan sicrhau eu bod yn gwybod bod ganddynt wasanaeth nad yw’n barnu, ond sy’n rhoi’r cyfle iddynt godi eu llais am droseddu mewn ffordd ddienw hefyd.

“Trwy gyfrwng y gystadleuaeth a’n hymgyrch ehangach i fynd i’r afael â throseddau cyllyll, mawr obeithiwn weithio tuag at ein prif nod o gynorthwyo pobl o bob oed i wneud penderfyniadau gwybodus ynghylch adrodd am droseddu.”

Bydd y cyfnod ymgeisio yn cau ar 1 Gorffennaf, yna bydd tîm Fearless yn llunio rhestr fer, cyn i banel o feirniaid benderfynu ar y 10 Olaf.  Bydd y rhain yn ymddangos ar y wefan, lle y byddant yn wynebu pleidlais y cyhoedd, lle y gall ffrindiau a theulu gefnogi ymgeiswyr a’u helpu i ennill y wobr gyffredinol.

Gellir gweld mwy o fanylion am y gystadleuaeth trwy droi at y wefan,

www.fearless.org/famebyfearless ac am Fearless trwy droi at www.fearless.org.

Gellir gweld gwybodaeth am ymgyrch Troseddau Cyllyll Crimestoppers trwy droi at

https://crimestoppers-uk.org/campaigns-media/campaigns/cut-the-chance-of-being-hurt-by-knife-crime.